India captain Sourav Ganguly paid tribute to the quality and consistency of his bowlers after the emphatic seven-wicket victory over New Zealand.

Seamer Zaheer Khan claimed four scalps and pacemen Javagal Srinath and Ashish Nehra chipped in with wickets, as did spinner Harbhajan Singh.

And Ganguly called India's all-round performance in the field "fantastic".

He also acknowledged the batting of Mohammad Kaif and Rahul Dravid, who guided the team to their modest target of 147 after the top order - including for once Sachin Tendulkar - missed out on the runs.